Farage shifts on two-week small boats pledge pred 15 urami in 51 minutami The Reform UK leader says he'd stop the boats within two weeks of passing laws, not immediately after winning power.(BBC News)
Police make arrests at London Palestine Action ban protest pred 15 urami in 52 minutami More than 1,000 people have pledged to risk arrest in what is billed as the largest protest since group was proscribedArrests have begun at the largest demonstration yet opposing the proscription of Palestine Action.More than 1,000 people pledged to risk arrest on Saturday at a fresh London protest against the ban, about double the number who took part in a demonstration last month where 532 people were arrested. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Climate crisis will increase frequency of lightning-sparked wildfires, study finds pred 16 urami in 10 minutami These wildfires tend to burn in more remote areas and grow larger faster, posing a higher risk to public safety and healthThe climate crisis will continue making lightning-sparked wildfires more frequent for decades to come, which could produce cascading effects and worsen public safety and public health, experts and new research suggest.Lightning-caused fires tend to burn in more remote areas and therefore usually grow into larger fires than human-caused fires. That means a trend toward more lightning-caused fires is also probably making wildfires more deadly by producing more wildfire smoke and helping to drive a surge in air quality issues from coast to coast, especially over the past several years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Barclays banking app goes down: Furious customers say they cannot withdraw money or make payments due to IT meltdown
SUE REID: As Government promises to stop the boats, startling pictures of crowds queuing in France to catch traffickers' ride to Dover will startle and anger Britain
Three new elaborate graves spring up around huge monument to 'King of Sheffield' traveller… but could they end up being even bigger?